Cicely Tyson: American model and actress noted for her vivid portrayals of strong African American women.Because she was committed to presenting only positive images of black women, Tyson did not have steady work in film and television. She received an Academy Award nomination for best actress for her role as Rebecca Morgan in the popular and critically acclaimed 1972 film Sounder. In 1974 she appeared in perhaps her best-known role, that of the title character in the television drama The "Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman." Her performance as the 110-year-old former slave whose life is depicted up through the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s won Tyson two Emmy Awards. Tyson was honoured by the Congress of Racial Equality, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the National Council of Negro Women. In 1977 she was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.